Greeks in Turkey

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Greeks in Turkey (Turkish: Rumlar) are Greek-speaking Eastern Orthodox Christians who mostly live in Istanbul and on the two islands off the western entrance to the Dardanelles: Imbros and Tenedos (Turkish: Gökçeada and Bozcaada) and also on the Princes' Islands. They are the remnants of the estimated 200,000 Greeks who were permitted under the provisions of the Treaty of Lausanne to remain in Turkey following the 1923 population exchange, which involved the forcible resettlement of approximately 1.5 million Greeks from Anatolia and Eastern Thrace. In 1995, fewer than 20,000 Greeks still lived in Turkey,^[1] and the Greek Orthodox population in Istanbul, as of 2006, is estimated at just over 5,000.^[2]

Since 1924, the status of the Greek minority in Turkey has been ambiguous. Beginning in the 1930s, the government instituted repressive policies forcing many Greeks to emigrate. Examples are the labour battalions drafted among non-Muslims during World War II as well as the Fortune Tax (Varlık Vergisi) levied mostly on non-Muslims during the same period. These resulted in financial ruination and death for many Greeks. The exodus was given greater impetus with the Istanbul Pogrom of September 1955 when thousands of Greeks were forced to flee for their lives, eventually reducing the Greek population to about 48,000 by 1965. Although the size of the Greek minority has continued to decline, the Greek citizens of Turkey generally constitute one of the country's wealthiest communities.^[1]

See also

Antiochian Greeks Cappadocian Greek language Demographics of Turkey Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Fener Greek Byzantine Catholic Church Greek Muslims Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch

Halki seminary Human rights in Turkey Istanbul Pogrom People of Turkey Phanar Greek Orthodox College Pontic Greek Genocide Pontic Greeks Pontic language Population exchange between Greece and Turkey

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